Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
International Union of Women Architects (UIFA) Conference Materials
Ms.2012.001
4 Cubic Feet
3 boxes, 4 oversize folders
1981-2024
The International Union of Women Architects (UIFA) was founded in 1963 by Solange d'Herbez de la Tour. The organization aims to promote women in the profession by increasing the public's awareness of contributions made to the field by women and by creating a network of international colleagues. UIFA encourages the exchange of information through its regular conferences hosted by participating chapters from around the globe.
The materials in the collection are in English and Japanese.
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Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in multiple accruals from 2001-2015 and in additional undated donations. An addition was made in 2023.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the International Union of Women Architects (UIFA) Conference Materials was completed in January 2012. The 2015 accession and additional items were incorporated prior to 2023. A 2023 addition was incorporated in October 2023.
Administrative History
Founded in 1963, by Solange d'Herbez de la Tour, the International Union of Women Architects/Union International des Femmes Architectes (UIFA) aims to make known and promote the Woman Architect; to establish relationships and exchanges between professional women; to collect all information concerning the stature and professional life of these women world-wide; to favor friendship links and solidarity, between all members, without political, racial, or religious discrimination. UIFA also works closely with the International Union of Architects (UIA) and others for the interest of the built environment.
UIFA members range from over 75 different countries.
Scope and Content
The collection contains publications and presentation material from UIFA international events beginning with the Second Workshop of UIFA in 1981 and continuing to present day conferences. Newsletters and pamphlets from individual chapters of representing nations (specifically UIFA Japan) are also present.
A significant portion of these materials have been donated by Milka Bliznakov, International Archives of Women in Architecture (IAWA) founder as well as frequent speaker and attendee at UIFA events. Bliznakov used UIFA Congresses as a catalyst for meeting leading woman in the profession and for encouraging participants to donate collections to the IAWA.
Arrangement
The International Union of Women Architects (UIFA) Conference Materials is arranged subject: Series I: International UIFA Events, which is arranged chronologically, and Series II: UIFA Chapters.
Related Archival Materials
See the following collections, which are also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives, for additional UIFA materials and information:
Kristine K. Fallon Papers, Ms2000-035
Gertrude Galster publications and Gerda Pingel exhibition posters in the IAWA Small Collections, Ms1996-020
L. Jane Hastings Architectural Papers, Ms2004-004
Berta Rahm Architectural Collection, Ms1998-011
Jean Linden Young Papers, Ms1998-022
Ute Weström Architectural Papers, Ms1996-023
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the International Union of Women Architects (UIFA) Conference Materials by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Women -- History
History of Women in Architecture
Architectural drawings (visual works)
Architectural drawing -- 20th century
Women-owned architectural firms
Architects
International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)
Gorgenyi, Judit
Hoksza, Eva
Oron, Joyce, 1954-
Nanasy, Ilona
Matsukawa-Tsuchida, Junko
Toshiko-Yamamoto, Kimiyo
Ishikawa, Yaeko
Masamune, Kazuko
Nanay, Eva
Tihanyi, Judit
Xu, Yifang
Inagaki, Hiroko
Møller, Alice Finnerup
International Union of Women Architects
Higashi, Yumiko
Suzuki, Hisako
Katsumi, Noriko
Yakabe, Masako
Hazwaw, Masako
Series I: International UIFA EventsUIFA pamphlet and Congress Calendar,undated14th Congress UIFA, Ramsar, Iran, newspaper clippingsMay 1974 - January 1977; June 20022Scope and ContentsNewspaper clippings and journal articles documenting the October 1976 Congress in Iran, with a particular focus on architect Noushin Ehsan. Also included is an article about women architects from 1974 and one on Ehsan and her work from 2002. Materials are in English and Persian.
Second Workshop of UIFA, Berlin, Germany conference materials, May 12-13, 198116th Congress UIFA, Paris, France conference materials, April 27-30, 198317th Congress UIFA, Berlin, Germany conference materials, October 10-12, 198419th Congress UIFA, Copenhagen, Denmark conference materials, August 19-22, 1991General information1Poster, Diwan of H. H. the Ruler in DubaiFolder 110th Congress UIFA, Cape Town, South Africa conference materials,March 12-19, 1993111th Congress UIFA, Budapest, Hungary conference materials, September 2-8, 1996112th Congress UIFA, Tokyo, Japan conference materials, September 1-7, 1998113th Congress UIFA, Vienna Austria conference materials, June 30, 2001General information1Poster, Junko Matsukawa-Tsuchida: "Renewal of 'New Towns' in the midst of population aging"Folder 2Poster, Kazuko Masamune: "An 88 year old women's house - a project for quadruple families"Folder 2Poster, Kimiyo Toshiko Yamamoto: "The Second Life"Folder 2Poster, Yaeko Ishikawa: "A New Style of Housing for the Elderly"Folder 2Poster, Yumiko Osawa Higashi: "Houses for Three Generations"Folder 214th Congress UIFA, Toulouse France conference material, September 1-6, 2003General information1Poster, Alice Finnerup Moller: "Improving the architecture and the environment in a housing complex"Folder 3Poster, Hiroko Inagaki: "Desiccant cooling system of air typr solar houses using silica gel"Folder 3Poster, Joyce Oron: "Modi'in Natural Reserve and Mode-Bothelo Wizo Center"3Poster, Junko Matsukawa-Tsuchida design for "Suzakake (Gender Equality Center at Sumido Ward)"Folder 3Poster, Kazuko Masamune: "Strike the balance between 'paid' and 'unpaid' work of men and women - from the viewpoint of the design of [a] kitchen with a little ingenuity"Folder 3Poster, UIFA Japan newslettersFolder 4Poster, Union of Women Architects of Belgium Folder 3Poster, Yaeko Ishikawa: "Investigation of methods of assisted living for senile residents in public senior housing"Folder 3Poster, Yifang Xu: "Space regressed to citizen: the project planning for Wuxian guan"Folder 315th Congress UIFA, Bucharest, Romania conference materials, October 1-7, 2007General information1Poster, Judit Gorgenyi: Ecole secondaire lutherane and Bank Creditanstal Rt Salle de conseil - Hungary2Poster, Eva Hoksza: Kecskemet - Hungary2Poster, Eva Nanay: Park d'habitation - Budapest, Hungary 2Poster, Ilona Nanasy: Subcenter of District Building - Budapest, Hungary 2Poster, Judit Tihanyi and Gyorgy Halmos: Ecumenical Protestant Church, Erdokertes - Hungary
218th Congress UIFA, Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A., conference websiteJuly 26-31, 2015Scope and ContentsThe website for the join UIFA/IAWA meeting in Blacksburg, Va., can be viewed using the Wayback Machine at the following link: https://web.archive.org/web/20220305171242/http://www.uifa2015.com/
Series II: UIFA ChaptersUIFA Japan1Scope and ContentThe UIFA Japan Chapter (also known as UIFA JAPON) materials contain a collection of chapter newsletters from 2003-2006. Also present are publications, correspondence with UIFA Japan president Yumiko Higashi, photographs, and exhibition materials from "Houses for Working Women," February 2006.
10th Anniversary Presentation, [see also 14th Congress]2003-20041Correspondence2004-20061Exhibit Materials "Houses for Working Women" January 13, 2006-February 12, 200612Scope and ContentThe exhibition "Houses for Working Women" was presented by the Women Architects and Engineers Association and held in Tokyo from 13 January - 12 February 2006. Exhibitors present in collection include: Noriko Katsumi "How to live in winter weather" and "House with business space;" Masako Yakabe "House for living with grown children" and "House with mother's quarter;"Yumiko Higashi "Ultra-small house" and "Home with a classroom;" Sohu "Small home office;" Hisako Suzuki "Working couple house," "Two generations house with two independent buildings," and "House for three generations;" Masako Hazawa "House using a very small lot" and House with built in furniture."
Exhibit Catalog, "For the Future: The Pioneering Women in Architecture"2013Japanese.2Scope and ContentIn late 2010, the International Archive of Women in Architecture partnered with UIFA JAPON to develop a traveling exhibit entitled "For the Future: The Pioneering Women in Architecture." The exhibit, conceived as a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the IAWA, featured pioneering architects from Japan and the United States. The exhibit was expanded to memorialized IAWA founder Dr. Milka T. Bliznakov, who passed away in November 2010. Installation of the exhibit was delayed by the Great East Japan earthquake (Friday 11 March 2011). UIFA JAPON members collaborated with the IAWA to display the exhibition at eight venues across the Kanto region of Japan from June 2011 through March 2013. The catalog is printed in Japanese and English.
Japanese Center for Advancement of Working Women, Publication20022Newsletters 2003-2006, 2012, 20242Scope and ContentMaterials are comprised of a small selection of UIFA JAPON newsletters from 2003-2006, 2012, and 2024. Issues include nos. 55, 59, 63, 67, 92, 128, and 129. Newsletters are written in Japanese and English.
UIFA Japan 252018-20192Scope and Contents25th Anniversary issue of chapter publication: "Towards a Society with Equality, Peace, and Beauty"
Photographs1